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Joint-employer legislation scheduled to move quickly in House

11/08/2017

The House Rules Committee is fast-tracking legislation that would repeal the broad definition of joint employment established by the National Labor Relations Board’s 2015 Browning-Ferris decision.

Wage & Hour admin nominee clears key Senate committee

11/01/2017
Cheryl Stanton is one step closer to becoming administrator of the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.

FedEx exec tapped to lead OSHA

10/31/2017
President Trump has nominated Scott Mugno to become Assistant Secretary of Labor in charge of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

ICE could quintuple worksite enforcement

10/31/2017
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will “significantly increase” the number of inspections in worksite operations, according to acting ICE Director Tom Homan.

Big win for unions seeking to reclassify workers

10/24/2017
Normally, the U.S. Department of Labor has jurisdiction over whether workers should be classified as employees or true independent contractors. But now the National Labor Relations Board has entered the fray in a way that could have big consequences for employers.

Federal court: Wellness rules must go back to EEOC for rewrite

10/24/2017
In response to a lawsuit, a federal judge has instructed the EEOC to reconsider regulations concerning how employer wellness programs interact with the ADA and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

Rutledge nominated to head DOL branch that regulates benefits

10/17/2017
President Trump has nominated Preston Rutledge to run the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration, a position that carries the title of “assistant secretary of labor.”

Penn grad student unionizing effort gets complicated

10/13/2017
GET-UP, an organization allied with the American Federation of Teachers union, has been attempting to organize graduate student teaching assistants at the University of Pennsylvania. Independently of the university, grad students opposed to unionization formed a group called No Penn Union.

DOL jobs vacant as nominations lag

10/11/2017
Of 14 Department of Labor appointments requiring Senate approval, only Labor Secretary Alex Acosta has been confirmed, and the White House has submitted just five more nominations.

NLRA doesn’t bar unrelated arbitration

10/06/2017
The National Labor Relations Act lets workers file unfair labor practice complaints with the National Labor Relations Board. But that doesn’t mean employers can’t have workers sign arbitration agreements for employment-related claims, according to a recent federal court decision.